The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-06-24
EnPHLTIC PROTESTS.
Against Returslng Captured Rebel Flags 10 tho
States from Whence They Came. .

states from whence 1heF Came ..
New York, June 15.--"Nay God palsy
the hand that wroSs the order; may God
palsy the brain that conceived it. and
may God palsy the tongue THAI dictated
it." g. A. r, veterans glanced as each
other with ave. as those sentences rang
out from Commander- In. Chief Fairchild, OF
the Grand Army Of the. Republic tonight IN
Association hall in Harlem. The 90
casion was reception rendered 10
the commander-in-chiefby BY Alexander Ham
ilton Post 1S2, g. a. r. Visitors were
present from every Grand Army post Of
this city and vicinity. Before the meeting
opened it became known that the presi-
dent had approved the Recommendation
to return all the confederate flags to tho
southern states from whose regiments the
flags had been captured during she late
war. Gen. Fairchiid entered the hall with
stern-set features. The one.armed leader
burst forth with the expressions recorded
The veterans had placed their trophies In
she care 81 the war department. They
were intended to be kept in the archives
or the nation as mementoes OF hard.won
fields Of battle, How can the present
loyal governors OF the southern states ac-
cept emblems Of treason alter their pro-
fessions OF loyalty to the Union?
ONO INDIGNATION.
Columbus OulOs GpecIHI sLeie3FAIut Iuue
15.-The Ohio veterans OF the Union army
have been suddenly aroused by the rsesHt
order Of the war department. directing the
return Of captured rebel tags 10 the
governors OF the late so.cailed confederate
states. Many kilograms came to Gov.
= Foraker urging him to make an emphatic
protest against the promnlgation Of the
order. This the governor did, declaring
thar no rebel flags would be surrendered
while he was governor A telegram was
sent TO Gen. IA. ". Boynton. at Washing
ton, TO get the best legal proceedings in
stituted to enjoin the return
oi the rebel flags, especially
those captured BY Ohio troops. All ex-
penses VIII be provided, This was signed
by Gov. Foraker and others. A dispatch
from the department commander of the
Grand Army protesting against the out
rage was forward 70 PFesideut Cleveland
by the governor.
IOWA PROTESTS
Des Moines, Ia, June 15.-Gen. Tuttle,
commander 0f the Grand Army oi the Re
public for Iowa, to-day asked Governor Lar
rabee TO protest TO President Cleveland
against any rebel flags captured By Iowa
troops being surrendered to the south,
and To take legal steps to euioin any aach
surrender. Gov. ELarrabee has telegraphed
the president an emphatic protest and wall
take legal steps, TX necessary, topmak0 the
protest effective. The following WAS sent
by Gov Larabee:
Des Moines. Iowa, June 15.--To the
President 81 the United Etates,
Washington, ID. CT: / send here
with a request made upon me- as gov
ernor oi Iowa, by the COMMANDER cf the
Grand Army 81 the Republic In thia state
against the proposed return to tho south
oi the war flags captured BY the union
troops during the rebellion / add TO this
request and protest ol the Surviving union
soldiers ia Iowa tho respectful but equally
urgent protest 81 the people 81 the stato
and shall deem II my duty 70 use ali prop
or sndeayoFs to prevent any such return
81 battle iiags captured BY Iowa troops
Miss Efie 0bcr, late manager Of the Bosr